Football, bloody hell! Sir Alex Ferguson may have immortalized these words, but Manchester City found out their true meaning. Pep Guardiola and co. were minutes away from making a second consecutive UEFA Champions League final.
However, Los Blancos scored twice in injury time to force extra time. Karim Benzema continued his historic season with another cold penalty to prove why Real Madrid are kings of the competition.
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Guardiola had shown his cards early on by bringing on defensive reinforcements, but it did not work. However, one player who had another poor outing was Jack Grealish. The £100m attacker had two great chances to kill the tie off in the final five minutes, but a combination of poor finishing and great reflexes denied him.
It was 1-0 when Grealish came on and City were cruising. He missed two massive chances and could only watch on as his team collapsed to a humiliating defeat.
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Manchester City switched off towards the end of the game, and Guardiola’s decisions will come under the scanner. Moreover, the injury to Kyle Walker did not help matters either. Nevertheless, Grealish will cop a lot of the blame in a season filled with mediocrity.
Minimal impact
Of course, it is not all on Jack Grealish. His teammates missed several great chances, especially in the first leg. However, Grealish is under fire for how average he has been during the season. A docile debut in 2021 laid bare just how different things would be from his Aston Villa days.
Grealish was the undisputed star for the Villans and led his boyhood club to the Premier League. Moreover, he fit like a glove in the system, and Dean Smith knew how to get the best out of him.
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